My reason for writing the previous articles was to show you the real Jesus not the fake one Rome has given to the world. This generation can be compared to the time of Noah when God said the wickedness of man was great in the earth and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Gen:6,5-6
It repented God that he had made man, and it grieved him at his heart: and the Lord said I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generation, and Noah walked with God.
This generation need to repent and turn their hearts back to God and let not sin reign in your mortal body that ye shall obey it in the lust thereof. Rom:6-12 The generation of Noah was an example to us we need to pay attention.
Acts:2-38 tell you how to put yourself under the blood of Jesus; 2Corth:5-17 says you are now a new creature in Christ Jesus, old things are past away and behold all things are become new. All of your past sins are gone and now you stand righteous before God.
If you sin after you have been cleaned by the blood of Jesus you must confess the sin or bear it. If you die bearing sin, the wages of sin is death which is the lake of fire.
1Jn:1-9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. This we must do to save ourselves from a burning fire.
In this article I want you to hear what the word has to say about obedience and behavior. These two words have become mountains in the lives of most people that call themselves Christians because their pastors have told them Jesus did it all. Jesus gave a lesson on obedience and behavior, read it.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
People are still asking the question, do I have to keep the commandments: the answer is Yes. Now let me give you a few reasons why.
1,You can't know God if you don't keep his commandmets; 1Jn:2,3-4
2,You can't love Jesus if you don't keep his commandments; Jn:14-15, 21
3,You can't enter into the gates of the city except you keep the commandments: Rev:22-14
4,You can't have eternal life if you don't keep the commandments: Matt:19,16-22
5,If you break God's law the Ten Commandments you commit sin, so we must keep them to stay in right standing with God: 1Jn:3-4
The word says; for this is the love of God that we keep his commandments and my commandments are not grievious: 1Jn:5-3 or hard to keep. Most people look for ways not to keep the commandments because they want to follow after the lust of their flesh.
Prov:14-12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death.
We will continue speaking on this subject in the next article. #4
Be Blessed
James Stearns

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